Footnote: Quarterback Joe Kapp’s team lost to Minnesota in the Rose Bowl. He led the Minnesota Vikings to the 1970 Super Bowl, where he lost to the Kansas City Chiefs. Big games were a problem for him. He suffered another memorable defeat playing for the guards in the 1974 movie “The Longest Yard.” Sonny Sixkiller, former Washington quarterback, was on the winning prisoners team.

Footnote: Think the BCS was flawed? Oregon State and USC were tied atop the Athletic Assn. of Western Universities (precursor to the Pac-8). Representatives from the six schools deadlocked, 3-3, on a vote, which sent it to the tiebreaker. The Beavers went to the Rose Bowl because USC had been there more recently. Bad move -- Michigan 34, Oregon State 7. Still, the Beavers’ coach parlayed his success into another job; Tommy Prothro drifted south to UCLA.

Footnote: Arizona State quarterback Jake Plummer was given the nickname “The Snake” as a tribute to Jake Roberts, a pro wrestler. Roberts had taken the nickname from Oakland Raiders Ken Stabler, who was famous for pulling out games late. The nickname was diluted. Plummer’s team couldn’t emulate that in the Rose Bowl. Arizona State, with a possible national title on the line, saw Ohio State score with 19 seconds left in a 20-17 victory.